Alexander Hutcheson
E167969
Alexander Hutcheson was the father of the influential 18th-century Scottish philosopher Francis Hutcheson, associated with the Scottish Enlightenment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Hutcheson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1435170 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Hutcheson Context triple: [Francis Hutcheson, parent, Alexander Hutcheson]
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A.
Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher best known as the founder of the Scottish common sense school of philosophy, which opposed the skepticism of thinkers like David Hume.
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Francis Hutcheson
Francis Hutcheson was an 18th-century Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and moral theorist whose ideas on moral sense and benevolence significantly shaped later thinkers, including Adam Smith.
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C.
Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart was a prominent Scottish philosopher and mathematician known for advancing the Scottish Enlightenment through his influential work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind.
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D.
William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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E.
Henry Home, Lord Kames
Henry Home, Lord Kames was an influential 18th-century Scottish judge, philosopher, and writer whose works on law, morality, and aesthetics made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Hutcheson Target entity description: Alexander Hutcheson was the father of the influential 18th-century Scottish philosopher Francis Hutcheson, associated with the Scottish Enlightenment.
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A.
Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher best known as the founder of the Scottish common sense school of philosophy, which opposed the skepticism of thinkers like David Hume.
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B.
Francis Hutcheson
Francis Hutcheson was an 18th-century Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and moral theorist whose ideas on moral sense and benevolence significantly shaped later thinkers, including Adam Smith.
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C.
Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart was a prominent Scottish philosopher and mathematician known for advancing the Scottish Enlightenment through his influential work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind.
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D.
William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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E.
Henry Home, Lord Kames
Henry Home, Lord Kames was an influential 18th-century Scottish judge, philosopher, and writer whose works on law, morality, and aesthetics made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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human ⓘ |
| child | Francis Hutcheson ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish people ⓘ |
| father | Alexander Hutcheson self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| movement | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the father of philosopher Francis Hutcheson ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Francis Hutcheson ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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early 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander Hutcheson Description of subject: Alexander Hutcheson was the father of the influential 18th-century Scottish philosopher Francis Hutcheson, associated with the Scottish Enlightenment.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Francis Hutcheson